Cleveland is Believe-land!About three weeks ago, I wrote a column previewing this year’s NBA Finals. I’m not sure of the exact quote, but the general thesis was that Lebron James was the only man standing in the way of the ...

CTK football sends off nine college-bound athletesThis past fall, the Christ the King football squad enjoyed their most successful season in years. The Royals finished 10-1, with their lone defeat coming in the Catholic League Championship to Xavi...

Float like a butterfly, sting like a beeSome may be wondering how a 28-year-old sports radio talk-show host could properly pay tribute to a man they’ve never seen fight before, but it’s pretty easy when you’re talking about one of the mo...

Over 30s take State CupThe Shamrocks Over 30s secured the club’s first State Cup in 56 years with a superb and hard fought 4-2 victory over Baisley on Sunday. In doing so, Paddy McCarry’s Invincibles completed the season...

Ogyiri preps for big summer ahead of senior seasonIf you haven’t yet heard of Kevin Ogyiri, it’s about time you do. The 5-foot-10 guard from the Lefrak City section of Queens just completed his junior season at Martin Luther School in Maspeth. Wit...

Second life for ShamrocksThe Cosmopolitan Soccer League ruled in favor of an official protest filed by the NY Shamrock Soccer Club in relation to a recent Division 1 game at Polonia NY, opening the possibility of top fligh...

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By Aidan Lewis TUNIS (Reuters) - Islamic State has lost senior figures in an unsuccessful seven-month battle to defend its coastal stronghold in Libya, but there are already signs it will try to fight back through sleeper cells and desert brigades. Libyan officials say hundreds of Islamic State militants may have escaped before the start of the battle for Sirte in May or during its early stages. Islamic State is thought to be behind at least two dozen attacks or attempted attacks to the south and west of Sirte since August, said Heni Nsaibia of Menastream, a risk consultancy that monitors jihadist activity in the region.

Populist anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty on Friday of discrimination against Moroccans, but acquitted of hate speech in a closely-watched trial ahead of next year's key elections. Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) is eyeing an upset victory in the March 2017 polls, was charged with two counts arising out of comments he made in 2014 around local elections. "In this case, the most important question is whether Wilders has crossed a line.

Carter Page, a businessman previously described as a foreign-policy adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, said on Friday he saw significant business opportunities in Russia. Page arrived in Moscow on Thursday and told Russia's RIA news agency he was visiting Russia to work on economic projects. The current nature of his relationship with Trump's team is unclear.